Costume Design

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Artist/Maker	Dolton, Phyllis (Costume designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (drawn)

Full length female figure on pointe, wearing palest chestnut fitted jacket, palest yellow ankle length skirt with two bands of small white frills edged brown, a large brimmed bonnet with a bow tied around the high crown, a lozenge decorated scarf and carrying a hat box decorated with flowers. The pointe shoes are in the form of palest yellow and black button boots. Pencil and watercolour.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Dance Drawings
Object type	Costume design
Materials and techniques	Pencil and watercolour on paper Pencil Watercolour Paper Silver Paint Paper Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Costume design by Phyllis Dolton for unidentified ballet set in 1815 period, dated 1934.
Physical description	Full length female figure on pointe, wearing palest chestnut fitted jacket, palest yellow ankle length skirt with two bands of small white frills edged brown, a large brimmed bonnet with a bow tied around the high crown, a lozenge decorated scarf and carrying a hat box decorated with flowers. The pointe shoes are in the form of palest yellow and black button boots. Pencil and watercolour.
Dimensions	Height: 325mm Width: 255mm
Production type	Unique
Marks and inscriptions	'P. Dolton. / 2. Camden Gardens. / Sutton.' (Textual information; Reverse, lower left corner; Handwriting; Pen and ink) 'COSTUME for BALLET. / 1815 period.' (Textual information; Reverse lower right edge; Handwriting; Pen and ink) 'Phyllis Dolton. / 1934' (Signature; date; Lower right hand corner; Handwriting; Pen and ink)
Credit line	Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history	The costume was designed by Phyllis Dolton for an unidentified ballet. The design came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest.
Subject depicted	Costume
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.256-2000

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Record created	November 14, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O49331/costume-design-dolton-phyllis/

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